FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP

MDR report key: 2081293 · Received April 26, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004209178-2011-81213
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 26, 2011
Date of Event
April 13, 2011
Report Date
April 14, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL
Product Code
MDS
PMA / PMN Number
P980022
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CURRENTLY, IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT, AS NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. WE, THEREFORE, CONSIDER THIS REPORT COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, WITH A BLOOD GLUCOSE READING OF 502 MG/DL. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE EVENT, SHE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS, AND THAT AFTER TWO INFUSION SET CHANGES, HER BLOOD GLUCOSE WAS STILL ELEVATING. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THE INSULIN PUMP WAS THE CAUSE AS THERE WAS NO ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION. THE CUSTOMER ALSO STATED THAT SHE USES A MODEL MMT-396 QUICK-SET INFUSION SET AND THAT SHE LAST CHANGED HER INFUSION SET THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT. THE CUSTOMER THEN STATED THAT THE INSULIN MAY HAVE BEEN BAD. PROGRAMMING WAS CORRECT. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, AND THE INSULIN PUMP PASSED BOTH THE FIXED PRIME AND THE HIGH PRESSURE TESTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PARADIGM REAL-TIME INSULIN INFUSION PUMP INSULIN INFUSION PUMP MDS MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL MMT-722NAL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 25 YR Hospitalization UNOMEDICAL QUICK-SET INSULIN INFUSION SET:| MODEL MMT-396